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Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. (2) LaDonaMina at 6:11pm 11.30.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1018 221666
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 3:17pm 11.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1008 I have a thru hull, to a strainer, to a pump, to a hose with T connector valve (one leg to AC/Heat u
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Pat Hooyman at 2:35pm 11.30.23 Big Boats 4/536 Does anyone know where the whole identification number is molded into the hole of a hunter 38 2007 m
Electric Motors dlochner at 11:37am 11.30.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2512 Dan and Kika on Sailing Uma just posted a long video from the METS trade show. This is the largest m
Faucet is leaking (1) Lfarquhar at 10:44am 11.30.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/604 Faucet is leaking above the faucet spout below the cartridge. I changed out the cartridge and it st
Dodger Needed Schlipps at 6:24pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1492 Hi All, my 2008 Hunter 31 needs a new Dodger. The San Diego Sun has taken its toll. Does anyone know
Bubbly under top-coat (3) Fidgit at 5:43pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/329 Hi all! Ever seen paint do this? I'm sanding down what I thought was just a sad paint-job, and it lo
Pearson 36-2 center board maintenance (1) Jeff Miller at 11:58am 11.29.23 Pearson 2/1117 Knowing that Pearson made at least 135 36-2's (own #135) I can't be the first and only one to have i
Re-anodising boom and holes (1) PK123 at 8:27am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/814 Boom - renovation Ive got a great local company that will remove existing anodizing and re-do that f
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack (1) tfox2069 at 6:57am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/858 Completed winterization on the boat after my first season of ownership. Most everything was straigh
Charts recommendation bob45 at 5:55am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/906
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows (1) Upwind at 4:18pm 11.28.23 Big Boats 4/739 Attached, please find my solution/procedure for replacing Plexiglas window inserts on (most) Hunter
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 1:57pm 11.28.23 Trailer Sailors 18/1952 I bought a used and neglected 2001 WWP 19 that had not been on the water in at least 10 years. Other
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 12:37pm 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/534 Does anyone know where I can purchase the green/yellow bonding cables used on a Hunter 38? I believ
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks (2) Belzoni at 6:50am 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/588 Hi. New owner of a 1989 Vision 32. Among the many things I need to do, is to replace sheaves in the
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 9:23pm 11.27.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1456 I hope Peggie Hall still has her ears on for this one....We now have a Seawind 1160 catamaran. Rece
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out eianm at 8:15pm 11.27.23 Big Boats 4/527 My original Ray autopilot still function perfectly, BUT, the screen is burning out- going dark in t
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib (2) NYSail at 6:59pm 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2778 So going through all my stuff this off season and came across a long forgotten Hank on storm jib fro
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 3:53pm 11.27.23 Seaward 15/1299 Hello, Hope someone can help. I have a new to me 1988 Seward 25. What was told to me is that it has
Too many ads Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 11.27.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 25/2784 The other day looking under boat information, there were too many pop ups and ads. Trying to x ou

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Aft cabin shelf east coaster at 3:58am 03.04.25 My 2002 310 came with what they call a cocktail table. About a couple of square feet of table top wi
Aft cabin shelf colemj at 2:50am 03.04.25 Is it possible they were used to store a table and leg? Mark
Aft cabin shelf kappykaplan at 2:33am 03.04.25 Tks for posting. Sorry to say I haven't a clue, but I'm sure someone else will chime in.
Aft cabin shelf (1) Captain Starlight at 2:32am 03.04.25 230073
Aft cabin shelf kappykaplan at 2:15am 03.04.25 Can anyone tell me what the rails and the round device above the shelf in the aft cabin are for and
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation kappykaplan at 2:13am 03.04.25 SailKote is what I use. :plus:
Downeaster Fourm Jollyroger at 12:26am 03.04.25 I own this DE45 which must have been posted on this forum some time back in 2012. She is called "Bri
What must be a silly steering question john2 at 11:50pm 03.03.25 in the 1999/2000 model rudder movement is stopped by a block under the floor against the quadrant.
Antifreeze Leak john2 at 11:41pm 03.03.25 i,m still on for the head gasket or a freeze plug. Our engines are getting to the age that gask
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. garymalmgren at 11:33pm 03.03.25 Hi Randy. First identity the location of the leak. If it is on the low pressure side (feed from tank
Universal M25 will not start Michael Davis at 11:04pm 03.03.25 If you have fuel all the way to your injectors with no air bubbles then make sure your glow plugs ar
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Randy Miller at 10:28pm 03.03.25 Sounds like good advice from both of you. One thing to keep in mind since both of you have mentioned
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 03.03.25 Does this mean my fuel pump needs to be rebuilt? No. The leak has NOTHING to do with the operati
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Tally Ho at 6:54pm 03.03.25
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation dlochner at 6:42pm 03.03.25 Any idea of the working load for a C27 downhaul? Under 100lb ? 200lb? I have an old (I think) 29mm
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? jssailem at 6:39pm 03.03.25 Great video, @Charles Erwin .
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! dlochner at 6:31pm 03.03.25 Debating between hot/cold vs having the shop take off some more metal A new split coupling will p
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation (1) jssailem at 6:19pm 03.03.25 On my 35-foot boat, I release the halyard, and the sail falls down without any assistance. If your s
Rudder flaps chichiflys at 6:18pm 03.03.25 Different boat, but same application. On a Chaser 33, I used 0.010" mylar sheet, with a 1" wide sta
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation jssailem at 6:17pm 03.03.25 I can not imagine the need for a block and tackle for a downhaul on a 27ft sailboat. :yikes: You sa

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